Book
The religion of Java
Free Press • Glencoe, Ill. • Published In 1960 • Pages:
By: Geertz, Clifford.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source is a detailed descriptive account of Javanese religion in Modjokuto. It is divided into three sections. The section on Abangan religion includes information on the slametan rituals, spirit beliefs, curing, sorcery, magic, and the Permai cult. The section on Santri religion includes information on the Santri vs. the Abangan, the development of Islam in Modjokuto, conservatives vs. moderns, the internal organization of the Santri community, Muslim law and education, and the Santri ritual pattern. The section on the religion of the Prijaji includes information on Prijaji belief and etiquette, classical and popular art, mysticism, and the mystical sects. Geertz concludes the source with a discussion of disruptive and integrative factors in this sort of religious environment.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Organized ceremonial
- Religious denominations
- Theological systems
- Classes
- General character of religion
- Ethnopsychology
- Ethnosociology
- Spirits and gods
- Drama
- Sociolinguistics
- Education system
- Religious intolerance and martyrs
- Political parties
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Javanese
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Marlene Martin ; 1982
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1952-1954
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1952-1954
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Clifford Geertz
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 59013863
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Javanese (Indonesian people)/Java (Indonesia)--Religion